Fruit and flower stand



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G. W. FRY.

FRUIT AND FLOW-ER STAND Patented Nov.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

GEORGE W'. FRY, OF BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA.

FRUIT AND FLOWER STAND.

SPFCIFIUAEION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,936, dated November 11, 1.884.

. Application filed February El, 1884. (No modeLl- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. FRY, of Beaver, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Fruit and Flower Stand, of which the following is a full, clear, andexactdescription.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved fruit and flower stand pro- I :0 vided with afountain or sprinkling attachnstandflformedeof. aseries rat-bowls er--dishesunited by detachable standards.

'20 Theinventionfurtherconsistsin a sprinkler and a water-receptacle held on the uppermost stem, which is made hollow.

The invention also consists in parts and de tails of construction, aswill be fully described and set forth hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved fruit and flower stand.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View of one of the standards.

The fruit and fiowcr stand is formed of a series of bowls or dishes, A, united by tubular standards B; Each bowl or dish A, which can be made of metal, glass, porcelain, or other material, is provided at-the middle with bosses at b on the upper and lower surfaces,

cured; or the screw-threads can be formed in the surfaces of the bosses. The tubular stand- 5 .ard's'B' may have their ends enlarged, and

bowl or dish above it screwed onto the upper. 5o end of the standard or tube, as shown;- The 7 described. respectively, and around each boss a screw threaded ring, 0, is cemented or otherwise se-' tubes 13 can be made of metal, glass, or porcelain, or other suitable material.

011 the upper end of the standard of the base 1) a screw-threaded ring, 0, is secured, and a sleeve, E, is screwed on the upper end of the said base-standard and on the bottom boss, I), of the lowest bowl or dish, A, whereby the lowest bowl or dish and the base will be united. U

The several parts forming the stand can be made separately in large quantities, .and can then be united, thus greatly reducing the risk of breakage in making the stands. As the several parts can be taken apart readily, the

stand can be packed very compactly for storage or shipping. A cup ordisk can be se cured on the stem B, projecting from the uppernaost-d-ishser bowl-Amn-the said stem -s which stem can he made hollow down to a circular or like nozzle or sprinkler, F, secured on the said stem and in communication'with the hollow' of the stem. A hollow spherical or other water or liquid receptacle, G, isheld on the upper end of the stem 13. If the said receptacle, is filled with water, 820., the liquid will be sprinkled over the flowers, fruits, &c., on the dishes or bowls A, as shown.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire toseeure by Letters Pat- GDP-f 1. A fruit and flower stand formed of a series of dishes or bowls united by standards screwed on the dishes or bowls, substantially as herein shown and described.

- 2. A fruit and flower stand formed of a se- 8 ries of dishes or'bowls, each having a. boss on the upper'and lower surface at the middle, on which bosses the ends of tubular standards are screwed, substantially as herein shown and o 3. In a fruit and flower stand, thecombh. nation, with a series of bowls, each having boss on the upper and lower-surfaces at the middle, of screw-threaded rings held on the V bosses, and of standards screwed on the rings, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In a fruit and flower stand, the combination, with a series of-bowls or dishes, A,

united by standards B, of'the base D, and the IO ries of dishes or bowls united by i.

and on the boss Z) on the under side of the lowi upward from thenppermosb dish or bowl, and est bowl, substantial] y as herein shown and a. sprinkling; attaclnnentheld 0n the said stem, described. and it w:Her-receptacle on the'said stem and V 5. A fruit or flower stand formed of a so abovet-liesprinkling attachment, substantially I 5 5 ries of dishes or bowls united by standards, as herein shown and described.

and provided with a; sprinkling attachment 4 held above the uppermost dish or bowl, snb- GEO. 'W.. FRY.

stantially as herein shown and described.

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6. A fruit and flower stand forn and provided with a tubular stem n 

